Mission Statement
Here at the Sims United Kennel Club our mission is to create a fun, safe, creative environment for members of any age to enjoy, create, and socialize with like minded people. We want this place to be as casual, realistic, and fun as possible. We will cycle shows as often as possible to keep interest in the community but enough variety and creative outputs to keep our members interested.
-Rosepoint Kennel
Become a member
Becoming a Member - To become a member at the Sims United is very simple. Go to our forum and register with it and that's it! To show dogs you will have to register your dogs with the club. But registrations take less then a week to complete and you will be e-mailed personally with your Breed # and SCU #. If it takes more then a week feel free to contact us and we will get back to you ASAP.
Running A Kennel - Running a kennel is not as daunting as it sounds. You can have a simple kennel or a complex one. What your facility looks like means nothing to us. It's what you want it to look like. If you want a simple kennel for fast gaming loading that is fine. and it's equally fine to have a kennel full of custom content that makes it look beautiful and professional. There is no right or wrong way to build and maintain a kennel. go to the forum for some ideas on how to build one.
Running A Kennel Site - We recommend having a site for your kennel so members can view your dogs and any other info you may wish to share about your facility. you may be thinking "I can't make a website! It's too hard" well there are many places you can go to make a website that is almost as easy as point and click. My suggestion for the first time website builder is to go to www.weebly.com there you can sign up for free and make a site like this one. There are many free templates you can choose from to get the look you want for your site. For the more discerning person I suggest www.wix.com Wix is different from Weebly in that they have a more "sandbox" style to creating websites. You can move things around and really personalize it. the only drawback is that loading is much slower on wix then weebly and sometimes people just can't view wix sites. But it's up to you where you go for website creation.
Obtaining Dogs - You can obtain dogs many ways. You can create foundation dogs for your kennel using the sims 3 Create A Pet option. This is how many of us start our dog breeds. You can create a dog from scratch or use a template and tweak it to your liking. Members may offer to make templates for you if you ask them. You can also Obtain dogs through breeding your own dogs or asking for stud or brood services with other members dogs. the last way you can obtain dogs is through litter and dog sales. We do recommend though that if you obtain a dog through a litter or dog sale that you adhere to the owner's sales rules. Some may have requirements for you to meet to owner, show, or breed their puppies/dogs.
Running A Kennel - Running a kennel is not as daunting as it sounds. You can have a simple kennel or a complex one. What your facility looks like means nothing to us. It's what you want it to look like. If you want a simple kennel for fast gaming loading that is fine. and it's equally fine to have a kennel full of custom content that makes it look beautiful and professional. There is no right or wrong way to build and maintain a kennel. go to the forum for some ideas on how to build one.
Running A Kennel Site - We recommend having a site for your kennel so members can view your dogs and any other info you may wish to share about your facility. you may be thinking "I can't make a website! It's too hard" well there are many places you can go to make a website that is almost as easy as point and click. My suggestion for the first time website builder is to go to www.weebly.com there you can sign up for free and make a site like this one. There are many free templates you can choose from to get the look you want for your site. For the more discerning person I suggest www.wix.com Wix is different from Weebly in that they have a more "sandbox" style to creating websites. You can move things around and really personalize it. the only drawback is that loading is much slower on wix then weebly and sometimes people just can't view wix sites. But it's up to you where you go for website creation.
Obtaining Dogs - You can obtain dogs many ways. You can create foundation dogs for your kennel using the sims 3 Create A Pet option. This is how many of us start our dog breeds. You can create a dog from scratch or use a template and tweak it to your liking. Members may offer to make templates for you if you ask them. You can also Obtain dogs through breeding your own dogs or asking for stud or brood services with other members dogs. the last way you can obtain dogs is through litter and dog sales. We do recommend though that if you obtain a dog through a litter or dog sale that you adhere to the owner's sales rules. Some may have requirements for you to meet to owner, show, or breed their puppies/dogs.
Breeding Dogs & Aging System
We suggest the 4 months = 1 year system but feel free to age your dogs as slowly or as quickly as you like. Just remember, the longer it takes your dog to age the more time you have to gain titles for it.
Broods - A brood dog is a female, or bitch, that is of breeding age. Broods are dogs available for breeding either privately or publicly.
Studs - A stud dog is a male that is of breeding age. Studs are dogs available for breeding either privately or publicly.
Breeding is as easy as using the dog house in the sims 3, Or using NRAAS Mods to create puppies. Breeding is a major part of owning a kennel to some. To others it's competing. But for active breeders(breeders who regularly breed dogs) they like to keep a set amount of breeding dogs in their kennel and a set amount of competing dogs. It is up to you how you decide to breed your dogs.
Studs - A stud dog is a male that is of breeding age. Studs are dogs available for breeding either privately or publicly.
Breeding is as easy as using the dog house in the sims 3, Or using NRAAS Mods to create puppies. Breeding is a major part of owning a kennel to some. To others it's competing. But for active breeders(breeders who regularly breed dogs) they like to keep a set amount of breeding dogs in their kennel and a set amount of competing dogs. It is up to you how you decide to breed your dogs.